Obituaries

WILLIAM J. PAUL age 87, beloved husband for 33 years of Jeanne (Pribula) Paul (nee DeCarlo); loving father of William (wife Karen), Kerry, Stacie Waller (husband Joe), Chaplain Drew (wife BethAnne), Ronald Pribula (wife Laura), James Pribula (Dawn Jimenez), and the late Dina and Valerie; devoted grandfather of 11 and great-grandfather of 5; dearest brother of Joanie Ponzurick (husband Richard,...

RUTH LUCILLE KAY (nee Davidson) age 103 1/2, beloved wife for 50 years of the late Donald; loving mother of Linda Kay Marrie (husband James, deceased) and the late Bonnie Samson (husband Robert); devoted grandmother of Ryan Marrie (wife Terri), Kerwin Samson, Kristen Morelli (husband Anthony),  Kimberly Samson and great-grandmother of Claire, Connor, Kayleigh and Mackenzie. 

Ruth was born...

VIOLET JEAN PRINCE (nee Proch) age 94, loving mother of Robert (wife Donna); dedicated grandmother of Lauren (husband Gregory) Collins, Lisa (husband Matthew) Franklin and “big” grandma of great-grandchildren Amelia, Grant and Owen Collins; devoted daughter of the late Peter and Barbara (nee Chupa) Proch.

Violet worked for Western Union for many years, where she met her companion Bill Jacobs....

Educator and Pastoral Minister

In the span of her 53-year career, Sister Therese Demchock (formerly Sister M. Stephanie) engaged in many and varied ministries, from elementary school teacher and principal, to community administrator and transportation coordinator, and finally to parish and hospital minister. The same comfort and consolation she brought to the sick and dying was returned to her by...

TOMMY PARADISE age 66, loving father of Adam Sherwin (wife Samantha), Brian Sherwin and Sarah Paradise (fiancé Jeremy Cohen); cherished son of the late Sylvio and Lena (nee Rondini); dearest brother of Arthur (wife Karen) and James (wife Ginny); dear uncle of Gina Warner, Mark Paradise, Kim Adelstein, Scott and Lindsey Paradise and great-uncle of Lena, August, Anna, and Lily.

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MARY “MITZI” NAPOLI (nee Arko) age 82, loving mother of Ann Nerone (husband Tom), Charles (wife Jean), Mary Ferneding (husband Dan), Robert (wife Cathy) and the late Martin and Marcella Napoli; devoted grandmother of Nick Nerone, Theresa Urban (husband Mike), Ellen and Abby Napoli, Marie Ferneding, Jack, Tommy, Bridget, Danny and Jimmy Napoli, cherished daughter of the late Joseph and...

THOMAS ADAM LEIHENSEDER age 56, beloved husband for 24 years of Christina “Chris” (nee Varga); loving father of Russell Wilson and Jessica (partner Brendan King); devoted grandfather of Anthony and Tina Patterson; raised by his late grandparents Betty and Teddy; son of Thomas and the late Kathleen (nee Baker); dearest brother of Corey and brother-in-law of Scott Varga; cherished nephew,...

Our dear Sister Mary Louismarie went home to God at 12:33 a.m. on Friday morning, November 23. Sister was an excellent teacher, devoted to the small children she taught for more than forty-five years. Her greatest joy was to prepare her students for the reception of their First Holy Communion. Although small in stature, there was nothing small about the...

Karl Hohman, age 60, of Roaming Shores, passed away November 17, 2018, at UH Geauga Regional Medical Center.

Born December 10, 1957 in Chardon to Walter E. and Anna Mae (nee: Kolek) Hohman, he had been a longtime area resident.

Karl worked for the Chardon Service Department as Sexton for Chardon Municipal Cemetery and plowing the sidewalks of Chardon.

He...

JANICE M. YANKY (nee Saben) age 70, beloved wife for 38 years of Clifford; loving mother of Margo Meyers; devoted grandmother of Nicholas and Casey; cherished daughter of the late Rusell and Lois Saben; dearest sister of David (wife Loretta); dear aunt and great-aunt of many. Survived by her faithful companion Mac.

Janice was born March 11, 1948 in Cleveland...

NANCY E. SUSTAR (nee Wood) age 78, beloved wife of the late Frank Sr; loving mother of Julie Cales (Kelly Derrick), Frank Jr (wife Christine) and Thomas (wife Jill); devoted grandmother of Jena, Jessica, and Joseph Cales and Braden Sustar; cherished daughter of the late Thorton and Olive (nee Reese) Wood; dearest sister in law, aunt and great-aunt of many.

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SALLY N. PARATORE (nee Lindenmuth) age 86, beloved wife for 61 years of the late Joseph; loving mother of Toni Lynn Knowles, Roseann Erminio (John), Joseph (Josette), Christine Klotzbier (Richard), and Mark (Monica); loving grandmother of eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Cherished daughter of the late William and Anna Mae (nee Butler) Lindenmuth; dearest sister of the late Ree Dean;...

LOUIS JACOB AMER, aged 93 years, beloved husband for 40 years to the late Mary Catherine (nee Quinlivan), dear father of Michael (wife Kim), Ellen, Kathleen and Kevin (wife Trace), loving grandfather of Nathaniel and Lily, devoted son of the late Alphonsus J. and Helen (nee Young), cherished brother of the late Helen Seib (husband Karl), Mary Jo Brownfield (husband...

Joan F. Podmore (nee Hocevar) age 68, beloved companion of Allen B.; loving mother of Craig Clapacs and step-mother of Maria Podmore and Jackie Johnson (husband Franz); devoted grandmother of Kayla Clapacs; cherished daughter of the late Frank Hocevar and Anna (nee Vidmar) Tercek (husband Charles, deceased); dearest sister of the late Nancy Mramor (husband Frank, deceased) and Carol Piccirello;...

Louis E. Swansinger retired US Army Korean Conflict veteran served from 1946 – 1968. President and field representative for local # 860.  Parents and siblings are all deceased.  Beloved uncle, great uncle, and great great uncle of many.

Mass of Christian Burial Monday, December 3, 2018 at 10 AM at St. Noel Catholic Church 35200 Chardon Road, Willoughby Hills, Ohio...

MARY RICCIARDI (nee Munka) age 89, beloved wife of the late Nick; loving mother of James (wife Mary Ann deceased) and Domenic; devoted grandmother of Mary Ann (husband Josh), Amy, Nick (wife Mariah), and Anthony; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (nee Kolman) Munka; dearest sister of the late Ann Kacenjar (husband Steve, deceased) and Betty Koren (husband...

PAUL J. BORIS age 84, beloved husband of Patricia (nee Vatty) for 41 years; cherished son of the late John and Rose (nee Halenar); dearest brother of Jeanne Charvat, the late Catherine, John, Tom, and Frank, and the late brother-in-law of Joe (wife Dolores, deceased) Vatty Jr.; dear uncle and great-uncle of many.

Paul passed away on November 17, 2018....

MARIE DRUZINA (nee Frank) age 78, beloved wife of the late Karl; loving mother of David (wife Irene) and Mary Ann Semen (husband John); devoted grandmother of Erika (fiancé Johnathan Critell), Thomas, Kati, and Andrew; cherished daughter of the late Joze and Franciska (nee Lever) Frank; dearest sister of Lawrence Frank, Vida Ratek of Slovenia and the late Ivan Frank...

EVAN ANDREW GORJUP age 28, beloved son of Robert and Sharon (nee Fritz); dearest brother of Desiree Cohen (husband Pastor Joshua) and the late Hope Noelle and LeeAnn Nadine; devoted uncle of Michael; cherished grandson of Robert and the late Agnes (nee Selesky) Gorjup and the late Billy and Anna  Greene; loving nephew of Mark, Joyce and Jerry Lienert, and...